'The rot goes right up to Beijing': Why detained professor Xu Zhangrun is such a threat to China's leadership
- Written by Chongyi Feng, Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology Sydney
Thomas Peter/AAPChinese law professor Xu Zhangrun, who completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne, has become the latest high-profile critic of President Xi Jinping to be silenced for his views. It’s a clear sign the Communist Party leadership has decided to completely shut down any political criticism, even from academics.
Xu was...